I realize that most students and science professionals are extremely busy and hardly have time to learn videography. For this reason, I have been developing a series of tutorials designed to aid the scientist who wants to incorporate video into their research or education activities but who hasn’t the resources to hire a film crew or media specialist. The tutorials I’ve listed below will allow anyone with a smartphone or an iPad to begin making reasonably good videos that can be used to advertise a new research project, to create supplementary information for a journal article, or to enhance a website. In most cases, an hour’s investment is all that is necessary to gain the basic knowledge needed to shoot and edit a short video with an iPad, for example.
Note that I’ve listed all tutorials that I’ve made since starting this website, including ones that have been updated to reflect new versions of hardware or software. So be sure to scan through to find the one that fits your version. I’ll be adding more tutorials in the future. If you have suggestions, please leave a comment on the relevant post or email me (go to Contact page).
iMovie 10.0 and up (version released in 2013)
iMovie ’11 (earlier version)
How to Upload Your Science Video to a Video-Sharing Site
iMovie for the iPad:
How to Make a Book Trailer with your iPad or iPhone
Create Science Videos with your iPad
Making Science Videos with your iPad Tutorial: Part 1
Making Science Videos with your iPad Tutorial: Part 2
Making Science Videos with your iPad Tutorial: Part 3
Making Science Videos with your iPad Tutorial: Part 4
Making Science Videos with your iPad Tutorial: Part 5
Making Science Videos with your iPad Tutorial: Part 6
Making Science Videos with your iPad Tutorial: Part 7
Making Science Videos with your iPad Tutorial: Part 8
Avid Studio for the iPad
Tutorial: Avid Studio for the iPad (Part 1)
Tutorial: Avid Studio for the iPad (Part 2)
Photoshop:
Photoshop Tutorial: How to Remove the Background from an Image (Part 1)
Photoshop Tutorial: How to Remove the Background from an Image (Part 2)
How to Create and Use an Electronic Whiteboard in Your Videos
PowerPoint:
How to Add Video to Your PowerPoint (2016) Talk
How to Make a Custom Thumbnail with PowerPoint
How to Make an Animation in PowerPoint: Part 1
How to Make an Animation in PowerPoint: Part 2
How to Record a PowerPoint Presentation with Screencapture Software
iPhone (and other Smartphones):
Basic Steps to Making a Science Video with a Smartphone
Filming with a Smartphone: 20 Basic Camera Shots
How to Edit an iPhone Video to Create an Eye-Catching Bulletin
How to Shoot Better Video with an iPhone
iMovie for iOS Tutorial Updated
How to Create a Time-Lapse Video with Your Smartphone
How to Create a Science Video with Your Smartphone
How to Make a Science Video with Videolicious and an iPhone
Using iPhone Panorama Images in Your Science Videos
New Gear for the Solo Science Videographer
GoPro Hero
360° Time Lapse with a GoPro Hero 4
How to Use QuickTime to Edit GoPro Videos
Using a GoPro Hero 3+ to Film Underwater
Field Testing a Quadcopter with GoPro Hero 3+ Camera
GoPro Hero 3+ Slow Motion Tutorial
Time Lapse Tutorial for GoPro Hero 3+
Screenflow:
How to Animate Text in ScreenFlow 9
How to Use a Script While Looking at the Camera
How to Record a PowerPoint Presentation with Screenflow (updated)
How to Record a PowerPoint Presentation with Screencapture Software
QuickTime
How to Record a Movie with QuickTime
How to Use QuickTime to Edit GoPro Videos
Filming Accessories:
A Shutter Remote Controller for Your iPhone Camera
How to Improve the Audio of Your Videos Without Breaking the Bank
Miscellaneous:
Who Should Make Videos For The Scientist?
Why Scientists Should Use Video As A Communication Tool
How to Make Your Science Videos More Appealing to Viewers
How to Get More Views of Your Science Videos
How to Enhance Zoom Video and Audio Quality
How to Avoid Wind Noise While Filming a Video
How to Conduct an Interview While Filming a Video
How to Make a Video about a Non-Visual Topic
How to Improve Your On-Camera Delivery in Science Videos
Try Tweeting a 30-second Video of Your Science
How to Create a Split Screen Effect with iMovie and Screenflow
How to Find Media at the Library of Congress for Your Video Project
Nine Ways to Tell a Science Story
7 Minutes of Terror (NASA) – How NOT to Bore Your Video Audience
How to Add Captions to Increase Your Audience Reach
How to Shoot Video and Avoid the Most Common Mistakes
How to Use the Connection Storymaker App
How to Create a Time-Lapse Video from Still Images
How to Insert a Watermark into Your Science Video
How to Make a Video Abstract for Your Next Journal Article
How to Create an Interactive Map of your Study Sites
How to Make your Science Video Memorable
How to Capture and Keep the Viewer’s Attention
How to Use Readability Statistics to Improve Your Science Video
Are Your Science Videos Understandable by a Diverse Audience?